Field
Through lenticular imaging the Field project provides viewers with a momentary glimpse into nature's beauty and complexities both seen and unseen to the naked eye through wild flowers commonly found in a field of native grasses alongside many roadsides - an environment that supports an entire eco-system yet invisible to those passing by in their air-conditioned gas-guzzling SUVs.
Description: The artwork consists of five interconnected horizontal panels each consisting of three interlaced images: 1) native grasses, 2) wild flower, 3) microscopic image of that flower. The lenticular imagery on all five panels has been synchronized to simultaneously expose a viewer to three groupings of images when walking by at a certain distance and angle to the work.
Original Scanning Electronic Microscope images (SEM's) were created by Erwin Huebner, visual artist and professor Emeritus in Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba (erwinhuebner.com). Thereafter they were colourized to fit within the lenticular transitioning context of the project.
Date: 2024
Dimensions: 107” x 20.7"
This project was supported by the Canada Council for the Arts
Inter-related floral grouping - fleabane, dandelion, fireweed, thistle, wild lily
Native wild grass field
Inter-related scanning electron microscope (SEM) image grouping - fleabane, dandelion, fireweed, thistle, wild lily
